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Item Another Look at Indiscipline in our School System(Daily Express, 2002-07) Hackett, Raymond S.This article examines the culture of Trinidad and Tobago as a factor in the problem of indiscipline in schools, as well as the issue of student control in schools. It then offers recommendations for addressing the indiscipline in schools in Trinidad and TobagoItem Challenges to Caribbean Education(Daily Express, 2005-07) Hackett, Raymond S.This article identifies some of the challenges facing education systems in the English-speaking CaribbeanItem Change in Primary Education(Daily Express, 2007-11) Hackett, Raymond S.This article argues that although there has been some change in the education sector in Trinidad and Tobago with respect to the introduction of heads of department, senior teachers, and administrative assistants in primary schools, there has been no corresponding philosophy to give direction and conviction to the initiativeItem Changing Role of the Teacher(Daily Express, 2003-12) Hackett, Raymond S.In response to complaints that the education system in Trinidad and Tobago is in crisis, this article identifies some of the changes that teachers need to make in order to confront the problems facing the education sectorItem Changing the School Leadership Paradigm(Daily Express, 2004-01) Hackett, Raymond S.This article argues that school principals in Trinidad and Tobago commonly practise an authoritarian leadership style. It suggests that a more democratic leadership style would foster an open school climate that would be more conducive to achieving personal and organizational goalsItem Conflict and Schools(Daily Express, 2006-12) Hackett, Raymond S.This article identifies the various sources of conflict in schools in Trinidad and Tobago--within the school, outside the school, or within individuals in the school--and discusses ways in which school leaders can deal with such conflictItem Creating a New Society(Daily Express, 2006-04) Hackett, Raymond S.This article identifies a need to question the major objectives of education in Trinidad and Tobago, and argues for a move away from an elitist education system towards paying more attention to the development of the character of citizensItem Creating Positive Learning Environments(Daily Express, 2003-05) Hackett, Raymond S.This article reflects on the need to create positive school environments in Trinidad and Tobago, and discusses some of the strategies that could be adopted by schools to facilitate thisItem Curriculum and Schooling(Daily Express, 2006-11) Hackett, Raymond S.This article reflects on the views of various intellectuals from different societies on the subject of curriculum, and suggests that the time has come for new thinking on curriculum throughout the worldItem Education and Policy(Daily Express, 2008-09) Hackett, Raymond S.This article recommends a revisiting of the way in which educational policy in Trinidad and Tobago is conceived, implemented, and reviewedItem Education for a Vibrant Society(Daily Express, 2005-10) Hackett, Raymond S.This article argues for the restructuring of the education sector in Trinidad and Tobago in order to respond to the need for a more vibrant and caring societyItem Education for Human Development(Daily Express, 2004-06) Hackett, Raymond S.This article argues that there is a need to reassess the concept of human development and the role of the education sector in facilitating desirable human developmentItem Education in the Caribbean(Daily Express, 2004-02) Hackett, Raymond S.This article briefly reports on a survey of the effectiveness of the education systems in Barbados, Grenada, and Jamaica. The survey sought to explore the perceptions of ordinary citizens, business persons, parents, and officers of teacher associationsItem Education, Families, and Crime(Daily Express, 2009-02) Hackett, Raymond S.This article argues that unless Trinidad and Tobago develops the right approaches to education, crime will continue to escalateItem Educational Reform in Tobago(Daily Express, 2004-12) Hackett, Raymond S.This article provides suggestions for the restructuring of the Education Division in Tobago, which is seen as a necessary component of educational reform on the islandItem Effective Teachers(Daily Express, 2003-02) Hackett, Raymond S.This article identifies some of the characteristics of effective teachers, as well as some of the factors that constrain teacher effectiveness in Trinidad and TobagoItem Empowering Our Primary Schools(Daily Express, 2009-02) Hackett, Raymond S.This article argues that the primary education system in Trinidad and Tobago is totally inadequate for providing the foundation for the seamless education system being proposed by the Ministry of Education. Suggestions are made for improving the systemItem Enhancing Teacher Quality(Daily Express, 2008-03) Hackett, Raymond S.This article supports the belief that teacher quality is the most important schooling factor predicting student outcomes, and advocates for the Ministry of Education to focus more on ensuring enhanced teacher quality in schools in Trinidad and TobagoItem Failing Schools(Daily Express, 2006-01) Hackett, Raymond S.This article identifies some of the reasons for the failure or ineffectiveness of schools, and questions whether Trinidad and Tobago has adopted an effective approach to the development of the education sectorItem Forging Ahead With Quality Teachers(Daily Express, 2004-11) Hackett, Raymond S.This article questions how far Trinidad and Tobago has moved towards achieving some of the goals enunicated in the "World Declaration on Higher Education." With reference to developments in countries such as Australia, New Zealand, Ireland, Hong Kong, and Taiwan, it identifies what will be required of stakeholders in the education system to achieve quality development in the sector
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